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Furthering Entrepreneurial Dreams: GRCC Now Accepting Applications for Katharine Roat Stevens Scholarships
(Flint, Michigan – January 19, 2011) Women with entrepreneurial aspirations and looking to further their education are encouraged to apply for the Katharine Roat Stevens Scholarship Fund award and/or the Katharine Roat Stevens Education and Training Fund award. The two scholarships are given annually and managed by the Genesee Chamber Foundation.
Read MoreGRYP Raises Money for Local Charity
On December 19, 2010, the Genesee Regional Young Professionals (GRYP) presented Carriage Town Ministries with an $850 check from funds raised through GRYP’s recent Holiday tree initiative. The tree was featured in the downtown Flint DDA Holiday Festival.
Read MoreYouth Music and Arts Center in Flint Will Have Permanent Home Thanks to $200,000 Grant From C. S. Mott Foundation
(FLINT, MI – December 21, 2010) By next summer, Flint-area teens and college students will see a long-treasured venue for local music and art relocated and transformed, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The grant will allow the Foundation for the Uptown Reinvestment Corporation to redevelop a vacant building in […]
Read MoreFlint-Genesee Region Economic Development Playbook
Moving our community to create jobs and promote a sustainable and prosperous future (Flint, Michigan—December 20, 2010) On Monday, December 20, a new Flint-Genesee County Economic Development strategy was announced during a 10:30 a.m. news conference hosted by Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce. Additionally Flint-Genesee County leaders have reached out to Governor-elect Rick Snyder […]
Read MoreMEGA Board announces tax credit for Acument Global Technologies expansion project
(FLINT, MICHIGAN – December 14, 2010) Acument® Global Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of mechanical fastening products and services for the transportation market, has received an $874,651 tax credit from the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board for expansion projects at five facilities in Michigan, four of them in Fenton and Grand Blanc Township.
Read MoreDr. Laura Ann Carravallah and Katrina Khouri chosen as 2010 ATHENA Awards recipients
(Flint, Michigan, December 2, 2010) During a ceremony at the Riverfront Banquet Center on Thursday, December 2, 2010, the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce presented Dr. Laura Ann Carravallah with the prestigious 2010 ATHENA Award, and Katrina Khouri with the new 2010 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award. These two outstanding women in our community […]
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